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1. 2016.18.2 - Apron

   Apron, half, 18" x 8 1/5", canvas, cream color, on front in blue- "O.H. Wright & Lumber Company, Lumber-Fuel-Materials, Bartlett, ILL, Phone TE 7- 2261" and in cream letters in blue box- "Weyerhaeuser 4-square Lumber", two metal grommets on top adhere two clips on back, wearer could clip apron onto belt and then tie on with attached strings. stitching forms two pockets on front. O. H. Wright was once located at the eastern end of Bartlett Aven...

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2. 2016.66.2 - Blotter

   Blotter, 3 1/2" x 6", paper, Front- Top- printed in white on green background, "Green Marked Coal Identified for your Protection", illustration of piece of coal being painted green using paint brush, bottom-printed in black, "Wrights at Bartlett Bartlett, Illinois Phone 2261" Back- nothing. Wright's at Bartlett was established in the village in 1928 by the O. H. Wright and Co. It was the fourth location in the company's chain. Robert Wright...

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3. 2017.10.69 - Image, Digital

   Image, digital, black and white Front- Winter scene of cardboard figures around lamp post displayed in window. In background is reflection of building, American flag. Violet Jensen Haase (1926-2015) took this image of a small Christmas display in the window of Bartlett's O. H. Wright & Company and sent it to her husband Eugene "Gene" Haase (1926-2007) who was serving in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War. Also known as Wright's at Bartlett,...

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4. 2017.1.30 - Book

   What's Cooking...

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5. 2018.31.1 - Program

   Program, 6"w x 9"h folded, paper, cream, printed in black on cover- "Bartlett Parent-Teacher Association presents 'Pigtales' by Wilbur Braun, A comedy in Three Acts, May 21st and 22nd, 1942." Six pages, not counting covers, staples removed. Inside pages- Four pages of ads from local businesses, two pages of credits listing cast of characters and production staff. Back cover- Appreciation statement. Bartlett School teacher and then principal El...

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6. 2021.1.83 - Notebook

   Notebook, 4 1/4" w x 7" l, paper, two staples, light brown front and back cover, Front- printed in black- Hand-I Note Book, courtesy of the advertising...Bartlett State Bank...", plain sheets of paper in between. Pencil notations on interior pages include, car expenses, cabins, food, license plates, math problems and signatures of Paul Heinberg and Earl Humbracht. Found in the collection, this Hand-I Note Book appears to have been used to docu...

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7. 2023.27.1 - Print, Photographic

   Print, Photographic, 2 1/2 " w x 3 1/4" h, black & white, front- Two children in pool, buildings in background, picket fence, sign reads - " Ray's Grocery Market Colonial Ice Cream", in ink at bottom- "18 mo", back- in pen "Pat, Van Alstine house downtown", Patty Anderson address label Eighteen-month-old Patty Van Alstine Anderson, right, enjoys a dip in her swimming pool in the family's front yard. At that time the Van Alstine family lived on...

   Record Type: Photo